East Haven Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Woman: Police

EAST HAVEN, CT — A 31-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his house, who he invited over saying there would be a party, but when she arrived he told her no one else was coming, police said. The accused turned on a movie for them to watch and the victim repeatedly rebuffed the man's overtures for "sexual contact," but later that night Brian Mcinerney is accused of sexually assaulting the woman, police said in a news release.

Police said on April 14 a female complainant came to police headquarters to report that she had been sexually assaulted by Mcinerney, who invited her to his house for a party on April 10. The complainant told investigators that shortly after she arrived at Mcinerney’s house, he told her that nobody else was going to be coming to his house for the party, and put on a movie for them to watch instead, police said. (To sign up for East Haven breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

The complainant told investigators that during the movie, Mcinerney repeatedly tried to initiate sexual contact with her but she stopped him, at which point he would back off, police said.

She stated that a short time later, Mcinerney initiated the unwanted contact again, and removed the lower portion of her clothing, police said. The complainant stated that at this point Mcinerney proceeded to have sexual intercourse with her, disregarding her request for him to stop, police said. She stated that once the act was complete, a verbal argument ensued before she left his residence, police said.

Mcinerney was taken into custody at his place of employment after an arrest warrant was secured by the East Haven Police Department Investigative Services Unit, police said.

Mcinerney was charged with first-degree sexual assault. Mcinerney was held on a $75,000 bond and appeared in court Monday.

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